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Principal Value ETF

PYNasdaqPrincipalB

$58.75+0.24 (+0.41%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 58.51 to 58.75. Range 58.58 to 58.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.58.6058.8058.9059.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$246M
1Y total return
+15.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.67%
Holdings
102
Avg volume · 30D
15.2K sh
52W range
low $50.08high $59.09
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PY Grade

B

Score 59 out of 100

Rank
17 of 40
Six-pillar profile for PY. Scores out of 100: Cost 67, Risk 58, Mission 68, Tradability 50, Holdings 42, Durability 41. Strongest: Mission (68). Weakest: Durability (41). Leans toward Mission and Cost.

Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 40
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 37
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 39
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 40
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 40

PY Performance

Launched Mar 21, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

PY$11,553
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. PY $11,553. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for PY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPY
Year to date+13.6%
1 month+5.2%
3 months+4.2%
1 year+15.5%
3 yearsper year+18.3%
5 yearsper year+8.8%
10 yearsper year+11.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for PY
YearReturn barPY
2026 YTD+13.6%
2025+7.7%
2024+16.8%
2023+9.1%
2022−5.1%
2021+34.8%
2020+2.7%

PY in the news

PY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.67%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.98Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.22 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Apr 3, 2017 $0.18; Jul 3, 2017 $0.07; Oct 2, 2017 $0.14; Dec 15, 2017 $0.02; Dec 27, 2017 $0.15; Apr 2, 2018 $0.12; Jul 2, 2018 $0.16; Oct 1, 2018 $0.16; Dec 27, 2018 $0.21; Apr 1, 2019 $0.17; Jul 1, 2019 $0.18; Oct 1, 2019 $0.23; Dec 27, 2019 $0.20; Apr 1, 2020 $0.14; Jul 1, 2020 $0.18; Oct 1, 2020 $0.45; Dec 29, 2020 $0.23; Apr 1, 2021 $0.19; Jul 1, 2021 $0.33; Oct 1, 2021 $0.41; Dec 29, 2021 $0.33; Apr 1, 2022 $0.15; Jul 1, 2022 $0.47; Oct 3, 2022 $0.32; Dec 28, 2022 $0.29; Apr 3, 2023 $0.29; Jul 3, 2023 $0.25; Oct 2, 2023 $0.37; Dec 27, 2023 $0.26; Apr 1, 2024 $0.29; Jul 1, 2024 $0.26; Oct 1, 2024 $0.28; Dec 27, 2024 $0.26; Apr 1, 2025 $0.18; Jul 1, 2025 $0.34; Oct 1, 2025 $0.31; Dec 29, 2025 $0.28; Apr 1, 2026 $0.22; Jul 1, 2026 $0.26; Oct 1, 2026 $0.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.22
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.26
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.22
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.28
Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025$0.31
Jul 1, 2025Jul 3, 2025$0.34
Apr 1, 2025Apr 3, 2025$0.18
Dec 27, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.26
Oct 1, 2024Oct 3, 2024$0.28
Jul 1, 2024Jul 3, 2024$0.26
Apr 1, 2024Apr 4, 2024$0.29
Dec 27, 2023Jan 2, 2024$0.26

See all 43 payments⁠

$10,000 in PY 10 years ago paid $3,878 in dividends.⁠

PY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.07
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−17.8%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.83
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

PY Cost

Overpaying vs VTV, tied cheapest in US Value Index

$2,499

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • PY 0.15%

    $3,137

  • VTV 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PY 0.15%
  • VTV 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530PY $3,137VTV $638

Year by year

YearPYVTVOverpaying
10$274$55$219
20$1,071$216$855
30$3,137$638$2,499

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